Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km NNE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 5:32 PM AKDT (01:32 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-29 01:32:28 UTC
Depth
37.3 km (23.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.934° N, 149.802° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
49

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.522 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.85 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.932 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.625 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.82 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.04 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.58 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.950 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.046 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.838 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.610 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.910 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.617 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.425 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.716 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.95 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.527 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.620 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.15 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.56 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.64 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.18 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.636 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.07 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  31. 2.222 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 4.131 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 316 · tsunami flag
  33. 1.69 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2188 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.212 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.35 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.928 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.725 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.79 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.719 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.334 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.835 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.918 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.023 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.526 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.66 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 12
  48. 1.745 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.611 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.514 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 3.816 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 70
  53. 1.836 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.546 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.847 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.934 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.619 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.2Central Alaska · 2198 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.52 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.427 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.815 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.936 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.014 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.012 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.335 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.44 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2200 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.96 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.434 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.537 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.532 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.659 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.869 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.541 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.611 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away

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